The Passion of the Pope (Special Report | Pope Benedict XVI)
With his blunt talk on Islam, Benedict XVI is altering the debate between the Muslim world and the West


The Pilgrim's Progress (Immigration)
TIME first spoke with Abdi Salan back in 2003 following a deadly voyage to Europe. Here's what the Somali migrant did next


Running on Empty
Tony Blair wants to make peace in the Middle East; first he must make more sense


Can The Center Hold? (Notebook | Lebanon)
Lebanon's government faces a new crisis

The Global Wine Glut (Notebook | Letters)

Light Years Into The Future (Arts and Media)
Computer-controlled art is familiar ground for sonic and visual pioneer Brian Eno. Is the rest of the world finally catching up with him?


A Zen Palette (Amuse-Bouche)
Kyoto water wings its way into London for a true taste of Japanese aesthetics

Lakeland Lark (Check In)
Celebrities get a chance for a first hand taste of the inspired Wordsworth life

Dinner Theater (Curtain Raiser)
Paul Newman opens a Connecticut restaurant to warm to

Vintage Estonia (Grapevine)
The Baltic republic's woodland fruits really put the black currant into wine

Rare Art (On Show)
A Madrid museum lifts its "members only" restriction on an élite show